Snow, Hail Put Off Spring

It doesn't quite feel like spring yet with hail in some places, snow in others and a threat of thunderstorms -- all in western Washington.

Showers have been moving across the Puget Sound area, but the convergence zone has been the most active with rain and snow mix falling and several reports of hail.

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Not only in the convergence zone, but also in the south Sound – like Parkland, Spanaway, and Puyallup all saw heavy doses of rain mixed with snow. Tacoma and Renton also reported mixes of snow and rain.

Hail is to blame for a chain reaction crash in Snohomish County, said the Washington State Patrol.

On Interstate 5 near Everett, crews blocked one lane of traffic as they cleared the scene involving at least three cars.

“One of the vehicles involved was just going too fast for the weather conditions, started to lose control and that vehicle was hit by another vehicle," Sean O’Connell of the WSP.

Five people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, troopers said.

Seattle saw light rain and cloudy skies during the afternoon, but no snow.

“Heavy showers are going to continue overnight into the early morning hours and then gradually decrease in the afternoon,” said KIRO 7 Chief Meteorologist Rebecca Stevenson.

Hail or wet snow may also continue and the first thunderstorm of the day might come about.

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Everett may still have scattered showers through Tuesday afternoon, but they will gradually diminish, Stevenson said.

Temperatures are expected to drop though, 13 degrees for both Seattle and Everett and 12 degrees cooler in Tacoma. Stevenson said it will be a chilly morning.

Drivers who headed over Snoqualmie Pass ran into a stiff dose of winter in mid-April.

Snoqualmie Pass has seen almost four feet of snow in April alone and the rain-snow mix is going to continue overnight.

“We're going to have about 1 to 5 inches accumulate between Stevens and Snoqualmie pass,” Stevenson said.

The mix is expected to finish Tuesday afternoon.

For the first pitch at Safeco Field 3:40 p.m. Tuesday expect decreasing showers, but it will be chilly with temperatures in the 40s.

Despite the rain Thursday night into Friday morning, temperatures are crawling back up into the 60s.